Personal Care Aides, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here42
  • aide
  • sitter
  • caregiver
  • caretaker
  • companion
  • blind aide
  • blind escort
  • care provider
  • care caregiver
  • care companion
  • geriatric aide
  • home care aide
  • home caregiver
  • home help aide
  • and 28 more
SOC code
31-1122.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
11 activities
Activities an agent can take on
3
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Personal Care AidesSOC 31-1122.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
42% · you keepPartly automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
8% · you keepBarely automatable
The team3 agents · 2 need no setup
Documentation Agent
MEDITECH software · Mi-Co Mi-Forms · Docs
Needs MEDITECH software
Care Planning Agent
August Systems Visit Wizard · Docs · Sheets
● No integration needed
Communication Support Agent
Email software · Voltage SecureMail · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Provide direct physical care, ambulation assistance, and personal hygiene supportAdminister bedside medical treatments and respond to immediate health needsDeliver in-person companionship, comfort, and emotional support to clients and familiesApprove final care plans and make critical decisions about client safety and wellbeing

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Document client progress and maintain service records88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Provide communication assistance and correspondence support85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Develop care plans and evaluate client needs82% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 11 detailed work activities O*NET records for Personal Care Aides, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Mostly automatable 3

Mostly automatable activities for Personal Care Aides
ActivityJobs
Maintain client information or service records14
Develop plans for programs or services6
Document client health or progress5

Partly automatable 2

Partly automatable activities for Personal Care Aides
ActivityJobs
Provide counsel, comfort, or encouragement to individuals or families11
Monitor health or behavior of people or animals7